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What should I consider when taking a passport photo for my Thai visa application?

Tanja ******
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Problems recognizing the passport with VISA

I have problems with the passport photo, it is always rejected. Does anyone have any tips on what I need to look out for?
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If you're facing issues with passport photo rejections for your Thai visa, consider having your photo taken at a professional photography studio to ensure it meets the required specifications. Be sure to read the official visa photo requirements on the embassy's website and follow their recommendations closely. When saving the photo, use a jpg format to avoid any compatibility issues.
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Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
Read the visa photo requirements of the embassy website.

Get a professional photo.

Make sure you follow all their recommendations
Kyle **********
Kyle **********
use a laptop and when u save the picture chose jpg as a format. Easy peasy
Tanja ******
Tanja ******
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@Kyle *********
I photographed it with my cell phone so you mean I should photograph it with my laptop?
Kyle **********
Kyle **********
@Tanja *****
just convert your picture into .jpg. There are dozen of websites that do that if u are really new to tecnology....
Christopher ***********
Christopher ***********
@Tanja *****
If you upload a .HEIC format photo to your cloud storage system and then download it the file type becomes .JPG. At least, mine does!
Kate ***********
Kate ***********
Did you scan or take a photo of it?
Tanja ******
Tanja ******
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@Kate **********
I have tried both. But it says that it should be a jpg.
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
Take a passport photo at a professional photography studio and use that in your application. That's what I did and it was accepted on the first submission.
Tanja ******
Tanja ******
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Anonymer Teilnehmer 349 I mean the photo from my passport
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
@Tanja *****
oh, for that you need a very clear image with all sides of the passport visible, so the best thing to do is to scan it because when you take a photograph there can be shadows obscuring the information.
Luit *****************
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 349 as long as they don't ask for all pages, don't send all pages. It might give them the wrong impression.
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
@Tanja *****
I sent the photo page for the initial spot in the application where it asks for it, and then under location I sent scans of the entire passport including blank pages because that shows immigration that you haven't left the country you applied in. They can see your last stamp was your arrival stamp in that country.
Tanja ******
Tanja ******
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Anonymer Teilnehmer 349 All pages? I only took the two pages when you open the passport.

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